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1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska Presidential no 1898 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1898 1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1902 November 6, 1900 x150px Charles Henry Dietrich Republican Party (United States) 113,879 48.88% x150px William A. Poynter People's Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 113,018 48.51% 1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsDietrich:
#FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Poynter: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Governor William A. Poynter People's Party (United States) Charles Henry Dietrich Republican Party (United States)
The 1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
Incumbent Populist and Democratic fusion Governor William A. Poynter was defeated for re-election by Republican nominee Charles Henry Dietrich.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
William A. Poynter, People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate, July 24, 1900 Culled from the Field of Politics https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1900-07-24/ed-1/seq-7/ Omaha daily bee Omaha, Neb. 7 30 September 2021 Incumbent Governor
Charles Henry Dietrich, Republican, banker August 23, 1900 C. H. Dietrich made his appearance here Tuesday https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2017270205/1900-08-23/ed-1/seq-6/ The Nebraska independent Lincoln, Nebraska 6 30 September 2021
Other candidates
Lucius O. Jones, Prohibition candidate, businessman, banker, prominent member of the Methodist church, and Prohibition nominee for lieutenant governor in 1896 from Lincoln, NebraskaState Ticket Lincoln Evening Call November 2, 1896 2 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/709924069/L. O. Jones, 82, Long Methodist Official, Dead Lincoln Star May 30, 1940 1 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/66413568/L. O. Jones, 81, Churchman, Dead Nebraska State Journal May 31, 1940 13 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/334534861/
Taylor Flick, Midroad Populist, former member of the Kansas Legislature. August 2, 1900 Taylor Flick https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94055463/1900-08-02/ed-1/seq-5/ Custer County Republican Broken Bow, Neb. 5 30 September 2021 Flick was nominated by a Midroad Populist convention which objected to fusion with the Democrats. July 26, 1900 The Populist State Convention https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn94055463/1900-07-26/ed-1/seq-1/ Custer County Republican Broken Bow, Neb. 1 30 September 2021
Prof. Theodore Kharas, Social Democrat July 12, 1900 Social Democrats name Theo. Kharas for Governor https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2018270202/1900-07-12/ed-1/seq-6/ Harrison press-journal Harrison, Nebraska 6 30 September 2021
Results
1900 Nebraska gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265714 NE Governor, 1900 Our Campaigns 29 September 2021Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 64 1-56802-396-0 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 186–187 0-930466-17-9Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I 359 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 0-379-00665-0Sheldon Addison E. December 1918 The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073364112 Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau Lincoln, Nebraska 467–468
Republican Party (United States)
Charles Henry Dietrich
113,879
48.88%
People's Party (United States)
William A. Poynter (incumbent)
113,018Dubin gives Poynter's vote as 113,048.Dubin Michael J. 2010 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC&pg=PA10 24 Jefferson, NC McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-4722-0
48.51%
Prohibition Party
Lucius O. Jones
4,315
1.85%
Midroad-Populist Party
Taylor Flick
1,095
0.47%
Social Democratic Party of America
Theodore Kharas
674
0.29%
861 0.37%
232,981
Republican Party (United States) People's Party (United States)
See also
1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Notes
References
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